Ancillary Mercy

'Es ist ein reines Vergnügen, etwas so Anderes, so Wunderbares zu lesen.' Patrick RothfussSeit Jahrhunderten wird das Königreich Iraden von einem Gott beschützt: Er heißt der Rabe und residiert in einem Turm in der mächtigen Hafenstadt Vastai. Von dort wacht er über das Reich. Seinen göttlichen Willen lässt er über einen Rabenvogel an seinen menschlichen 'Statthalter' kundtun.Der Vogel des Rabengottes ist tot, und die göttliche Regel schreibt vor, auch der "Statthalter" muss unverzüglich sterben, um Platz für seinen Nachfolger zu machen. Als Mawat, der rechtmäßige Erbe, mit seinem Freund, dem Kämpfer Eolo, in der Hauptstadt eintrifft, sitzt bereits ein Regent auf dem Herrscherstuhl - sein Onkel.  Mawats Zorn kennt keine Grenzen und während er versucht, sein Reich zurückzuerobern, entdeckt Eolo, dass der Turm des Raben ein dunkles Geheimnis birgt: In seinem Fundament harrt eine Prophezeiung, die, wenn sie sich erfüllt, Iraden für immer zerstören könnte. Die preisgekrönte Science Fiction-Autorin Ann Leckie legt mit dem Rabengott ihren ersten High Fantasy-Roman vor. 'Scharfsinnig, vielschichtig und, wie immer bei Leckie, hochintelligent.' Kirkus Review

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD<BR><BR>A usurper has claimed the throne. Invaders amass at the borders. And they have made their alliances with enemy gods...<BR><BR> For centuries the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by a god known as the Raven. But in their hour of need, the Raven speaks nothing to its people. It is into this unrest that the warrior Eolo - aide to the true heir to the throne - arrives. In seeking to help his master reclaim his city, Eolo discovers that the Raven's Tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself... and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever.<BR><BR>A triumph of the imagination, The Raven Tower is the first fantasy novel by Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this breathtaking fantasy masterpiece.

'There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could' John Scalzi<BR><BR>The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across the stars in this powerful new novel by award-winning author Ann Leckie. <BR><BR>Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before them: learn human ways, and eventually, make a match and serve as an intermediary between the dangerous alien Presger and the human worlds. The realization that they might want something else isn't "optimal behavior". I's the type of behavior that results in elimination. <BR><BR>But Qven rebels. And in doing so, their path collides with those of two others. Enae, a reluctant diplomat whose dead grandmaman has left hir an impossible task as an inheritance: hunting down a fugitive who has been missing for over 200 years. And Reet, an adopted mechanic who is increasingly desperate to learn about his genetic roots - or anything that might explain why he operates so differently from those around him.<BR><BR>As a Conclave of the various species approaches - and the long-standing treaty between the humans and the Presger is on the line - the decisions of all three will have ripple effects across the stars. <BR><BR>Masterfully merging space adventure and mystery, and a poignant exploration about relationships and belonging, Translation State is a triumphant new standalone story set in Leckie's celebrated Imperial Radch universe.<BR><BR>Hugo Award shortlist announced March 29th 2024.

Das große Finale der atemberaubenden Bestseller-TrilogieDas Imperium der Radchaai hat sich über die gesamte Galaxis ausgebreitet. Nun droht es allerdings in einem blutigen Bürgerkrieg zu zerbrechen, hat sich doch die auf viele Körper verteilte Person des Imperators in feindliche Fraktionen aufgespalten. Allein die ehemalige Maschinenintelligenz Breq kann den Krieg noch aufhalten - aber sie sitzt in einer abgelegenen Raumstation fest. Der Untergang des Imperiums scheint unvermeidbar ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2018<BR>SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD 2018<BR> SHORTLISTED FOR THE BSFA (BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION) AWARD 2018<BR><BR> 'Excellent' Book Smugglers<BR><BR> 'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world' NPR<BR><BR> 'Gripping . . . richly detailed and rewarding' SciFiNow <BR><BR> 'Thrilling, out-of-this world stuff' Stylist<BR><BR>Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with a thrilling new story of power, theft, privilege and birthright.<BR><BR>A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artefacts prized by her people. She must free their thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned. <BR><BR>Ingray and her charge will return to their home world to find their planet in political turmoil at the heart of an escalating interstellar conflict. Together, they must make a new plan to salvage Ingray's future, her family and her world, before they are lost to her for good.

<BR>The record-breaking debut novel that won every major science fiction award in 2014, Ancillary Justice is the story of a warship trapped in a human body and her search for revenge. <BR>Ann Leckie is the first author to win the Arthur C. Clarke, the Nebula and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in the same year.<BR><BR>They made me kill thousands, but I only have one target now.<BR><BR>The Radch are conquerors to be feared - resist and they'll turn you into a 'corpse soldier' - one of an army of dead prisoners animated by a warship's AI mind. Whole planets are conquered by their own people. <BR>The colossal warship called The Justice of Toren has been destroyed - but one ship-possessed soldier has escaped the devastation. Used to controlling thousands of hands, thousands of mouths, The Justice now has only two hands, and one mouth with which to tell her tale. <BR>But one fragile, human body might just be enough to take revenge against those who destroyed her.<BR><BR>'ENGAGING AND PROVOCATIVE' <BR>SFX Magazine<BR><BR>'UNEXPECTED, COMPELLING AND VERY COOL'<BR>John Scalzi<BR><BR>'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED'<BR>Independent on Sunday<BR><BR>'MIND-BLOWING'<BR>io9.com<BR><BR>'THRILLING, MOVING AND AWE-INSPIRING'<BR>Guardian<BR><BR>'UTTER PERFECTION, 10/10'<BR>The Book Smugglers<BR><BR>'ASTOUNDINGLY ASSURED AND GRACEFUL'<BR>Strange Horizons<BR><BR>'ESTABLISHES LECKIE AS AN HEIR TO BANKS'<BR>Elizabeth Bear<BR><BR>The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with Ancillary Justice, continues in Ancillary Sword and concludes with Ancillary Mercy. <BR>Also available now: Provenance is a stunning standalone adventure set in the same world as Ancillary Justice. NPR calls it 'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world'.